Child (under 16 years of age)

If you are applying on behalf of a child, send a completed child passport application or child travel document application with the requested sex selected in the sex field. Include a proof of Canadian citizenship or immigration status document that shows the same sex as the one you are requesting. If your proof of citizenship or immigration status document does not show the requested sex , you must provide one of the following:

A legal document issued by a Canadian province or territory (or equivalent abroad) indicating a change of sex designation

When booking your travel or applying for immigration documents such as visas, use the same sex as printed on the bio page (page 2) of your travel document. This will help avoid delays and problems at borders entries and airline check-ins.

You will soon be able to have your sex marked as X (unspecified) on your passport or travel document. Until then, you can request an observation be added to your passport or travel document that says your sex should be X. Sign up for email updates.